• Some 600, 000 Americans have a less severe version caused by one defective copy. (There would be more of the double-gene victims if they didn't die young.) To get its drug approved Isis will need to study 45 patients with the severe two-gene form and a few hundred with the single-gene disease.

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  • The millennium bug is a computer glitch which results from dates being stored in two-digit form on older computers.

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  • He said that banks would just need to fill out a two-page form and return it to their primary regulator.

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  • Aaron Lennon and Defoe, the two in-form Tottenham stars, came on after the break and interchanged passes for the second goal.

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  • For instance, the ultra-thin layers of graphene (a two-dimensional form of graphite) are formed by injecting liquid solutions containing carbon and silicon into an extremely hot, ionised gas (plasma) of argon.

    ECONOMIST: MONITOR

  • The gold medal was never in any doubt for Chambers despite having two in-form Italians, cheered on by the local crowd, breathing down his neck, with one tenth of a second separating the Briton and second-placed Cerutti.

    BBC: Chambers storms to gold in Turin

  • After the success of the first event, the organizers took four years to produce a sequel, and it then took on its two-a-decade form a quirky calendar configuration that's helped make it a must-see for the art-world elite.

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  • Microsoft is quick to note that the user experience is identical between the One and Two -- even though they have distinctly different form factors, all of the specs related to software performance are the same across both models, so it's really just a question of whether you want one-handed operation with the One or two-handed operation with the Two coupled with a larger, higher-resolution display.

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  • Sophie Maloney's two-year-old son Oliver, who has a rare form of cancer, spent two months at Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) in 2011.

    BBC: Oliver, 2, and his mother Sophie Maloney

  • For example, Carbon-14 is the radioactive form of carbon, because it has two more neutrons than carbon-12, which is the most common form of carbon.

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  • The latest generation tri-band wireless networking card will be available in two options: the QCA9006NFC next-generation form factor (NGFF) and the QCA9006WBD half-mini card (HMC) specification.

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  • Could the Front's rise even herald a new form of two-party politics?

    ECONOMIST: Uruguay

  • Only about 4.5% of U.S. cellphone users watch video on the small screen, generally in the form of two-minute streaming clips, according to comScore Inc.

    WSJ: Cox Plans to Launch a Cellular Network

  • The two-year-old was first diagnosed with the rare form of leukaemia at 10 months old and despite four courses of chemotherapy struggled to overcome the illness.

    BBC: Charlie Harris-Beard

  • The apples and the people and the houses are all similar insofar as they share in the form of two-ness, which exists independently of material things to exist in pairs or human minds to think about them.

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  • The local population excluding expatriates and other foreign nationals form about two-thirds of its 5 odd million population, with Chinese-Singaporeans making up about 75% of these, followed by Malay-Singaporeans with 15%, Indian-Singaporeans about 9% and rest comprising various ethnic backgrounds.

    FORBES: Will a 30% Plunge in Singapore's Real Estate Market Attract American Immigrants?

  • Those innocuous traits led investigators to initially believe the computer access from China using Bob's credentials was unauthorized -- and that some form of malware was sidestepping strong two-factor authentication that included a token RSA key fob under Bob's name.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The group's alleged sin: failing to report "in-kind contributions" it supposedly received in the form of support from two talk-radio hosts who repeatedly made it clear they were in favor of the repeal.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • British Airways and American Airlines have cleared a big hurdle in their two-year-old bid to form an alliance.

    ECONOMIST: Joining forces

  • Plans to develop a new canal link within the Helix would include the creation of the world's largest equine sculptures in the form of two 30-metre-high Kelpie horse heads by sculptor Andy Scott.

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  • Gillian Cooke arrived at the Games with Nicola Minichiello as world champions in the two-woman bobsleigh, but their form had dropped and they sat in 10th after two runs and crashed in their third.

    BBC: No cold comfort for Scots at Olympic Games

  • England believe that the fast bowlers will also benefit from the ball 'going through the top', but surely three seamers and two spinners - albeit one out of form - gives you every option?

    BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

  • Two former Cendant (nyse: CD - news - people) executives were indicted yesterday for fraudulently overstating the income of one of two companies that merged to form the New York-based business services giant.

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  • Chretien went on to win two more back-to-back to form majority governments, a rare feat.

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  • Meanwhile, the short form, used by two-thirds of New Mexico taxpayers, contained an incorrect instruction likely to cause most filers to underpay taxes.

    FORBES: Tax torture, local style

  • According to a study by Web-focused security firm White Hat Security last year, at least two-thirds of sites suffer from some form of the vulnerability.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Manu came to England in 2006 to play for Castleford, moving to Hull a year later, and recently signed a new two-year deal after producing the best form of his career, earning him a place at McNamara's 37-strong gathering.

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  • Two-year-old Charlie Harris-Beard, from Kidderminster, has a terminal form of acute myeloid leukaemia.

    BBC: Charlie Harris-Beard

  • But, with the scoreboard at 43-3, in-form Aussie Adam Voges counter-attacked in attractive fashion, pulling two consecutive deliveries from Boyd Rankin for six as he and Patel put on 98 in 17 overs.

    BBC: Read century as Bears toil in sun

  • On Friday, the tourists - seeking to find some form with the bat after disappointing displays in the two Tests against England - won the toss but saw the start delayed until 1430 BST.

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